Apparatus and method for controlling a feed supply amount based on feed intake intention of livestock
AssigneeElectronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
InventorsYou Jin Kim, Se Han Kim, Dae Heon Park
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Abstract
Provided are an apparatus and method for controlling a feed supply amount based on feed intake intention of livestock. The apparatus for controlling a feed supply amount based on feed intake intention of livestock includes a feed intake intention quantification part which perceives feed intake intention of livestock by using image information obtained by photographing a certain region within a livestock farm and quantifies the feed intake intention of livestock as a feed intake intention value, and a feed intake intention-based feed supply amount control part generating a command for controlling a feed supply amount in consideration of the feed intake intention value.
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An apparatus for controlling a feed supply amount based on feed intake intention of livestock, the apparatus comprising:
- a processor;
- and a memory having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to execute:
- a feed intake intention quantification part which perceives a feed intake intention of livestock by analyzing pixel brightness information of image information obtained by photographing a preset virtual feed intake action zone within a livestock farm and quantifies the feed intake intention of livestock as a feed intake intention value, wherein the virtual feed intake action zone indicates a region adjacent to a feed container within the livestock farm;
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- a feed intake intention-based feed supply amount control part generating a command for controlling a feed supply amount in consideration of the feed intake intention value.
A method for controlling a feed supply amount based on feed intake intention of livestock performed by an apparatus for controlling a feed supply amount based on feed intake intention of livestock, the method comprising:
- (a) obtaining information about whether livestock is in contact with a feed container;
- (b) determining the feed intake intention of the livestock by analyzing pixel brightness information of an image obtained by photographing a preset virtual feed intake action zone adjacent to the feed container, and calculating a feed intake intention value based on the pixel brightness information;
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- (c) controlling a feed supply amount based on the information obtained in step (a) and the feed intake intention value obtained in step (b).
An apparatus for controlling a feed supply amount based on feed intake intention of livestock, the apparatus comprising:
- an input part configured to obtain image photographing information for a preset virtual feed intake action zone near a feed container;
- a memory configured to store a program for determining a feed intake intention by analyzing pixel brightness information of the image photographing information associated with the virtual feed intake action zone;
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- a processor configured to execute the program,
- wherein the processor calculates a feed intake intention value based on the pixel brightness information associated with the virtual feed intake action zone, and performs at least one of determining whether to supply feed, determining to supply feed at a predetermined number of times, and determining to update a number of times of provision for a daily appropriate supply feed amount, based on the feed intake intention value.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.